Do you like international news? Do you like design? Culture? Being cosmopolitan and wealthy? If so, you should read Monocle. With tons (~150,000) of people shelling out for a magazine that grabs an Apple-worthy 50 percent markup, it has to be a great read. Founded by Tyler Brule, an impressively decorated magazine publisher, Monocle should(n’t?) be on your reading list.
YouTube is filled with sneezing pandas and dramatic everythings – not exactly high quality stuff. However, with the YouTube Screening Room, the site has finally taken the initiative to showcase quality content from award-winning filmmakers around the world. Not quite sure why YouTube hasn’t been upfront about these featured videos (try to find them on the home page), but I am pleased that they have been given a home.
Things have been pretty quiet lately. Hopefully that won’t happen again.
A couple of weeks ago, my sister and I were given the chance to shoot our first wedding. I’ve put a couple shots up on the photoblog, but here is a more complete collection.
Oktapodi is a very creative/cute short produced by a team in France that was just named best of show at Siggraphs’ Computer Animation Festival. The short also won the audience prize and is quite decorated at other film festivals.
Bela Karolyi watching the gymnastics all-around competition. I love NBC for showing this.
Alter Ego is the “facial performance” division of Pendulum, an animation studio. They have produced some software and animation process innovations that lead to the amazing results above in a cost and time effective manner.
Regardless, it’s still very creepy (especially when they start speaking at the end of the clip).
China was finally able to take home the men’s Gymnastics gold that they were expected to win 4 years ago. Winning seven of the last eight world titles and carrying the weight of a country’s hopes, China performed under immense pressue and was able to atone its collapse in Athens.
In swimming, Phelps’ count is at 3 (gold medals and world records). Coughlin wins her 100m backstroke gold while repping the Bay. Peirsol and Grevers take the top two spots in 100m backstroke.
Other Olympics links:
A hilarious must-read summarizing the “8 Opening Ceremonies Moments that Made Me Crap My Pants“.
Brad Pitt is an Olympic athlete.
And a sweet collection of photos.
